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1955 Supreme(Cal) 21

CHAKRABARTI, LAHIRI
ASWINI KUMAR SAMANTA – Appellant
Versus
MANAGER, CALCUTTA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORPORATION LTD. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Arindam Dutt, ASOKE SEN, HEM CHANDRA DHAR, Nikhil Chandra Talukdar, Surendra Nath Bose

CHAKRAVARTTI, C. J.

( 1 ) IN support of this appeal Mr. Dhar formulated two points before us, each one of which was a new point.

( 2 ) THE facts are simple and may be stated briefly. It appears that the appellant is a tenant in respect of a small plot of land owned by respondents 2 to 4. His status as a tenant was a matter of some dispute before the court below, but in this Court it was admitted by his learned Counsel that he was a thika tenant. On 28-10-1950, the appellant made an application to the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd. , for the supply of electrical energy to his house after the necessary installation works had been executed. On the 30th October following the landlords of the land on which the appellant's house stands lodged an objection with the Electric Supply Corporation. That objection was apparently disregarded, for, on 11th December following, the Corporation sent the appellant a bill for. Rs. 93-14-0 on account of the expenses to be incurred in connection with the installation. On 5-1-1951, the bill was paid. It is stated that thereafter the Electric Supply Corporation took the overhead cable line upto the exterior wall of the appellant's building an











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